Arhopala ammon ammon (Hewitson, 1862)

Arhopala ammon ammon ♂ Up. Arhopala ammon ammon ♂ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia ammon Hewitson, 1862
OD : Spec. Cat. Lyc. Brit. Mus. : 9, pl.5, figs.49,♀,50,♀(Un).
TL : Singapore. (NHML)
Distribution : P. Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W. Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra.
Arhopala ammon ammon map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala ammon ammon ; Pinratana,1981 : 101. not fig. (list only)
Arhopala ammon ammon ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 646, pl.294, figs.L281,♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Arhopala ammon ammon ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 682, pl.311, figs.L305,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Arhopala ammon ammon ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 83, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Kao Luang)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 350m). Further distributional research is needed.


Literature

Hewitson, W. C.,1862 : Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum.
British Museum, London. 4to:[iv]+15pp, 8 pls.


Arhopala ammon ammon ♀
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.18 - 2024.08.31.

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